Resolutions.

I'm beginning this post by telling you that I'm going to blog again.

I'm on summer vacation and other than doing the normal summer vacation things such as kayaking, going to NYC, dog sitting, eating peanut butter, not doing my laundry, baking, swimming, Whole Foods, eating more peanut butter and realizing I have zero clean clothes and a suitcase overflowing with (dirty) clothes, I was forced to do gross amounts of laundry. After making a dent in the mountain of clothes I decided to have a quiet Monday night at home where I watched

New Years Eve

I hadn't seen it yet and it was SUPER cheesy, but that is my favorite type of movie so I enjoyed it a lot.

This movie includes every celebrity on the planet.

Sarah Jessica Parker is in it, and it is just hard to look at her as anyone besides Carrie Bradshaw.

Perfection.

It also caused me to remember my book of resolutions I started at the beginning of the year.

I know it is a little late

but it is never to late to begin New Year's Resolutions...or add new ones.

I'm blogging more

So here we go.

I just finished my first read of the summer!

The book was 

In Zainesville.

by Jo Anne Beard

The book is really interesting. The novel is narrated from the perspective of a 14 year old teenager living in the 70's with a dysfunctional family, and other teenage issues.

I enjoyed the book,it was funny a throwback to the awkward years we often try to forget about.  

I think it would make a great movie...hint hint to any movie producers out there reading my blog.

I enjoyed my read here.

do not worry, he is not dead

just enjoying the summer sun.

Anyway tomorrow I'm off to try to finish packing...

I'm moving to East Haddam for the summer

and considering I forgot to pack just about everything...down to my makeup bag...for the NYC trip

I'm going to go through all my suitcases 100 times to make sure I pack everything!

Night.

Need new book suggestions.

Any books.

Please.

:)

and thank you.

Good to be back

and yes i've been baking...

newest treat

Nutella Marshmallow Toffee Cookies

head. cold.

My dinner tonight.

You know the cold is winning when the sound of sweets is unappealing 

:( 

I'm Alive!

I'm ALIVE!

I know you were worried about me.

or I hope to believe you were.

hehe

Just finished performing as a muse in Xandau at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma!

Glamorous "ladies" 

The show was a blast and featured all CLO music and even ROLLER SKATING!

Scared yet...don't worry I only fell like once

plus maybe 400 more times after the first time

BUT

I'm alive to tell the tale so all is well!

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in forever. School has been a crazy whirlwind and life has been happening somewhere in between there. I'm hoping that I can blog more now this semester.

But a quick recap of what has been going on:

I've been

running

(it was cold.)

Baking.

Hanging Curtains

:) all by myself.

(no more peeping Tom's allowed!)

driving

200,000 miles.

Happy Birthday King Charles III

Quick trip to NYC.

*ate WAY to many Levain cookies...oh goodness.

Central Park

Saw Sasha in Memphis!

ON BROADWAY! 

Rode the subway for the FIRST TIME while in NYC

so crazy!

That is a quick recap of some of the past months.

More to come on my baking obsessions...

My part-time job...maybe.

My summer plans :) eekk!

But till next time Happy Sunday

(Olive says Hello!)

xoxo

bored.

Running around like crazy!

I'm excited.

obviously.

:)

I ran 6.5 miles in 55 minutes!

YAY!

I've been thinking about entering a 10k for awhile but been tentative because I wasn't sure if I could run the distance.

But I finally ran my goal, so I entered it this past weekend and am really excited!

My reward after 

WATER!

and of course 

Cookies...these are my newest creation.

they are Cocoa Peanut Chip Oatmeal Greek Yogurt Cookies.

these cookies have:

no butter

no oil

no sugar(sort of)

no additives 

nothing.

I like to think of them as being semi-healthy.

I don't even know if they qualify as a "cookie"

besides the fact that they include chocolate...but really what do I eat that doesn't involve chocolate.

but I will call them that because it makes my heart happy to know I am eating a cookie.

(not a great pic.)

they are really really yummy

like I eat them 6 times a day yummy...

but I wish I would of had a dozen of these after my run! 

maybe my treat for accomplishing the 10k

good thought?

Still waiting to apply for my job there.

My dreams will come true.

While I'm waiting for my cookie dreams to come true.

 I made some little girls Princess dreams come true.

I am now a princess for children's birthday parties! This weekend was my first party. I was Rapunzel at Sierra's 6th birthday. I have never had so much fun at a party. We danced, sang, made bookmarks, played games, read stories, ate cake, and open gifts. Could you ask for a better day?

Picture of Me and the birthday girl!

Look at that HAIR!

Want to know more about the parties??

Go 

HERE.

I need to start and finish writing my history paper

why.

can't.

I.

get.

anything.

accomplished.

Keep happy thoughts.

:)

xoxo

Now, who wants to fold my laundry??

Gross?

Is this gross?

I'm kind of obsessed with fruit and vegetable smoothies...

I know it looks gross...but don't knock it before you try!

Green Smoothie

1/4 cup OJ

1/4 cup Carrot Juice

Handful of Spinach(about 1 to 1 1/2 cups, I think)

BLEND

1/2 Strawberries, Mangos, Pineapple

1/4 cup Blueberries

1/2 Banana...if wanted.

BLEND

DEVOUR!

I know this is gross.

My obsession with Reddi Whip.

Some people are addicted to pizza...

Some people are addicted to cocaine...

 I'm addicted to Reddi Whip.

I will put it on anything...and EVERYTHING.

There is nothing that Reddi Whip doesn't taste good with.

Cookies...

Smoothies...

Yogurt...

Toothpaste...

Cardboard...

ok, kidding. 

but seriously the stuff is like crack.

I'm "Reddi" for ANYTHING:

Except my History paper that is due Friday.

Must get more reinforcements(Reddi Whip) for help.

:) xoxo

The Sooner who didn't own Red...

GAME DAY!

GAME DAY!

GAME DAY!

This past weekend was the first game day of the season, and me being the biggest football fan ever, owns nothing red.

nada.

zip.

zero.

I thought that I had red.

Seriously I did.

Anyway, I went to go take my car to a parking lot down the street, because we were parking cars at my house($$) and I was not going to the game. So after our driveway was full I didn't want to be locked into my house.

I might of parked in a parking lot with a Hancock Fabrics in it.

I might of walked in and purchased some cheesy OU fabrics.

I might of sewed the tacky fabrics together to make a sash.

I might have something red and OU to wear to games.

BOOMER SOONER!

(sorry about my hair, please don't judge to hard...it was so hot and I was already sweating like a pig. Besides, my hair is getting so long. And developing a mind of its own, I think I'm developing a lion's mane. AHHH!)

Look at our cute makeshift parking sign.

(we took scrapbook paper and taped it together to the back of cardboard box!)

We earned some money!

And on top of that OU won! 

But the best part is I finally got to see The Help.

It was great! 

I really thought the movie was a good adaptation of the book, and even more surprising I liked Emma Stone! I'm usually not the biggest fan of her's but the past two movies she has been in(Crazy Stupid Love, and the Help) I have really enjoyed her.

Now I wish I could say I'm reading something just as inspirational and interesting as The Help....but right now I'm reading

not the most interesting read...to say it nicely.

Oh well, off to enjoy the PERFECT weather we are having right now and eat dinner on my front porch!

Then to the piano...quiz tomorrow!

say prayers.

lots of them.

please

PLEASE!

xoxo

Mozart Jr.

That would be my grade for my first piano quiz.

Look at that F.

:(.

I might have cried.

excessive amounts.

I failed.

F.

A.

I.

L.

the worst part is I practiced.

A.

L.

O.

T.

I can't help that our piece was really difficult.

I mean look at that music.

Any person who plays the piano would have trouble playing that...let alone someone who is not good(meaning me).

Fine, you caught me.

 That was not the song I had to play...mine looked more like this

Laugh all you want.

but you try playing that...and saying the note names aloud.

It was my first time performing piano for anyone, I can't help that I choked.

I swear I'm going to get better, if it kills me.

Besides failing piano.

and blogging.(sorry)

 I've been bored with a lot of things in my life.

More like everything.

For example, my workouts :/. So I've been trying new things. Like YOGA!

OOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM

I'm really loving it! I get to bike there(which I love) and it is a great way to focus on yourself mentally and physically.  Some of the "yogi" concepts confuse me, but the stretching and core work are really great! I can feel my arms getting stronger also. The class I go to is Hot Vinyasa Flow, but today after class my teacher told me I should try to take a harder class. So this week I'm going to try a Level Two class. Hopefully I won't kill myself.

I've also been really bored by EVERYTHING I've been eating, so I decided to try some of the foods I read about.

I will allow myself one purchase a week for something fun and interesting( budget.problems.)

This week's purchase:

Millet Bread

 Wondering what Millet is and what its benefits are...go here.

I have to say it was quite tasty. I made egg white cinnamon french toast with peanut butter on top.

Yum.

The bread has almost the texture of a cake but a little more grainy. This texture made it perfect for my french toast!

I was inspired by KATH.

My toast didn't quite look as pretty as this...but you get the picture!

(KATH takes the most beautiful photos on her blog, you should take a look!)

So this week since it is the start of a new month...I'm starting fresh.

I'm going to break outside of my box.

Trying new things.

Meeting new people

Playing new piano songs.

Inventing New foods.

Can I do it?

OF COURSE I can!

Check out this.

Who know Lululemon was out of style.

Looks like I need to get some new gear for they gym.

:)

xoxo

stay happy.

Bare.

My walls are still bare like a baby's bottom...

I am waiting on my fames that I ordered to come in the mail...then hopefully I can put up all my pictures and paintings.

Because funny story...

I went to go buy fames and I asked my mom where I should go, and she told me to go to Michaels.

So I set off to Michaels to find frames but for some reason I ended up at Mardel's.

If you know what type of store Mardels is you might start to wet yourself when you picture me walking in and looking around for frames...yea...I'm not good with names. or directions. or spelling.

But luckily Hobby Lobby was right across the street.

I walked in, this time confident in my choice of store, because I know that Hobby Lobby carries frames.

So I walk back to the frame section to find that ALL FRAMES ARE 50% OFF!!!!

WHAT!

I died...started picking out every frame and trying to carry them all to the front (because who uses a cart at Hobby Lobby?) I check out, so proud of my finds, and drive home to start putting all my pictures in their new frames.

Then 

I

got

home

to find

I

bought

all

the wrong

sizes of frames!

Now I know why you measure your paintings before you go frame shopping.

So I had to return all my frames, and ended up ordering frames off Amazon, which should be coming next week.

I learned a good lesson, but my walls are still naked because of it.

On a happier note my bedspread came in.

So cute!

It is from Garnet Hill. Love it, and the best part is that it is SO SOFT.

My days have also been filled with running and biking outside around Norman. I love running outside in Norman. The campus is so much more pleasing to run around than my neighborhood at home. Norman is filled with lots of fun little streets and different places to explore. 

I have been doing lots of baking...of course. 

I baked my roommate Alyssa some cookies because not only is she an amazing person and roommate, she saved our house from flooding...

Big rain storm+clogged up pipes+running washing machine=waterfall of water in mud room!

Thank goodness for her. I literally don't know what I would do without her.

Who wouldn't want to come home to freshly baked cookies.

Sorry everyone I already have a roommate.

:)

School starts in negative days..jk but it feels like it has already started.

Do some headstands

Get your binders from Chirps and Cheers together 

 pencils sharpened

mind ready 

because

School is here.

xoxo

Thinking about what to have for breakfast on monday?